mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
fishing grounds; permitted fishing zone
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
irrigation water; water for fire; city water; cistern water
source of river; fountainhead
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
use; utilization; utilisation; application
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
only; merely; but; no more than
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
at that time; in those days
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
frequent appearance; frequent occurrence
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
talk; recital; narration; topic
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
window frame; window sill
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
territory; domain; dominion; possession
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
royal capital; imperial capital
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is